Alessandra C.
Yelp
I went to Mosonori today for lunch and was honestly surprised to see they were not only open for lunch, since restaurants like these are usually only open for dinner, but also offering their Bite30 menu during the day. I thought Bite30 was dinner-only, so this was a win. Now I'm wondering if other restaurants doing Bite30 are allowing it at lunch too... (someone please investigate)
The place has such a modern, fancy vibe: clean, minimal, but still warm (figuratively, the AC was working fine).
For the first course, we had the hamachi salmon crudo, and wow. The fish was thinly sliced and super fresh, and the ponzu sauce really soaked into the fat of the fish. So good.
Then came the 5 hand rolls: crab, salmon, bay scallop, akami, and hamachi. They were all delicious, but the crab and bay scallop were definitely my favorites. The scallop had this amazing aioli that I made the scallops stand out.
The Bite30 menu includes dessert (soft serve, meh), but we actually decided to skip it. I know! We just felt like something so heavy and sweet would ruin the delicate flavors we'd just had. We asked if they could swap it for anything else, even just a bowl of rice, but they said no subs, which was a bummer.
Overall, it's a good spot for hand rolls, if you are into them. In all honesty, I am not (I do think they are a bit of a scam because of the rice/fish ratio), but I did want to check this place out because of the great reviews and a friend's recommendation. It did not disappoint but I'll most likely not come back. One time was enough. :)